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WASHINGTON, Dec. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Big Sky Associates will help the U.S. Army develop and execute a complex strategy to combat insider threats from military personnel. Commissioned by the U.S. Army Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, the work includes identifying weaknesses in security and implementing improvements. Big Sky will assess the Army's current measures to address threats from within and develop a framework to improve the overall strategy. The firm will also map...

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- On Friday, October 26(th), The Bradley Manning Support Network is proud to present an evening in support of Army PFC Bradley Mannning, the accused WikiLeaks whistle-blower. The night will feature a discussion led by Bradley Manning Support Network organizer Emma Cape, as well as an intimate acoustic performance by legendary singer-songwriter Graham Nash. The event will be held at Church in Ocean Park (235 Hill Street, Santa Monica,...

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- On Friday, October 26(th ), The Bradley Manning Support Network is proud to present an evening in support of Army PFC Bradley Manning, the accused WikiLeaks whistle-blower. The night will feature a discussion led by Bradley Manning Support Network organizer Emma Cope, as well as an intimate acoustic performance by legendary singer-songwriter Graham Nash. The event will be held at Church in Ocean Park (235 Hill Street, Santa Monica,...

Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Anonymous, that band of hackers known for attacking both companies and countries alike, has this week taken issue with an organization they once “fought” to protect. When MasterCard, PayPal and Visa pulled their support for Julian Assange’s WikiLeaks, Anonymous jumped into the fray and brought the sites for MasterCard and Visa to their knees. It’s likely now the cybernauts who make up Anonymous now feel as if Julian...

Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange used his first public appearance in months to chide President Obama and the United States Government for their “Witch Hunt” against “whistle blowers”. Assange appeared on Sunday for the first time since he took refuge in the Ecuadorian embassy in London two months ago. Earlier this week, Assange was granted diplomatic asylum by Ecuador, though only on Ecuadorian soil. As such, Assange would...

Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has just been granted political asylum by the country of Ecuador, according to an announcement by the country. Assange has been in hiding in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London for two months as he awaited this decision. “The government of Ecuador, faithful to its tradition of protecting those who seek refuge in its territory or in its diplomatic missions, has decided to grant diplomatic asylum...

Michael Harper for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Barclays has been in the middle of an ever churning scandal as of late as U.K. and U.S. regulators have fined the banking institution £290 million for attempting to fix their lending rates. As a result, Barclay’s Chief Executive, Bob Diamond, has not only stepped down from his post, he’s also kindly offered to give up a £20 million bonus and been questioned by the Treasury Select Committee. It was at that questioning that Mr....

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange sought political asylum at Ecuador's embassy in London on Tuesday night, claiming he had been "abandoned" by his own government in Australia in his attempts to avert what he calls political persecution by the United States for releasing U.S. classified documents on his website. Assange’s move comes just days after Britain’s supreme court rejected the last of his appeals against extradition to Sweden, where he is wanted for questioning over sex crime...

MOSCOW, June 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In this episode, which will air on RT on June 5th, Assange challenges Cypherpunks - cyber-activists whom Julian Assange credits with spawning WikiLeaks - on whether advances in Internet technology promote freedom or further government control over its citizens. Assange and his guests discuss deterioration of privacy in the Internet age: how online services such as Google and Facebook enable collection of private information and governments - from...

Britain’s highest court upheld a Swedish request today to extradite Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks. This is the latest move in Assange’s legal struggle and possibly one of the last, as he is running out of options with which to maneuver. UK’s Supreme Court made their ruling by a 5 to 2 majority to extradite Assange to Sweden. The Australian-born WikiLeaks founder has been fighting his extradition to Sweden in the British courts since he was arrested in the UK in December...